Registration of Vehicle

Necessity For Registration
No person shall drive any Motor Vehicle and no owner of Motor Vehicle shall cause or permit the vehicle to be driven in any public place or any other place, unless the vehicle is Registered in accordance with Chapter IV of the MV Act,1988
Registration Where To Be Made?
Every owner of Motor Vehicle shall cause the Vehicle to be Registered by a Registering Authority in whose jurisdiction he has residence or place of business where the vehicle is normally kept.
Registration, How To Be Made?

1. Temporary Registration.
2. Permanent Registration.
3. Renewal of certificate of registration.
4. Issue of duplicate certificate of registration.
5. Transfer of ownership.
6. Issue of no objection certificate
7. Change in residence
8. Endorsement of hire-purchase agreement.
9. Termination of higher purchase agreement
10. State Codes
11. Categorisation of vehicles.
12. Form and manner for display of registration marks on the motor vehicles

An application for Temporary Registration shall be made on simple paper, under the Act marked "Temporary" to the Registering Authority or to the dealer dealing in the sale of new motor vehicles.
Extension of Temporary Registrtation
An application for extension of the period of Temporary Registration shall be made to the Registering Authority specifying the period upto which extension is necessary and shall be accompanied by the Temporary Registration Form C.R.Tem.

1. Copy of Sales Certificate in Form 21.
2. Copy of road worthiness certificate in Form 22 from the manufacturers (Form 22A) from the Body builder).
3. Copy of Valid Insurance Certificate.
4. Pollution Under Control Certificate.
5. Copy of Proof of Address(Ration Card,Electricity Bill, etc)
6. Copy of Design approval copy of STA in case Trailar or Semi Trailar.
7. Copy of Original Sales Certificate from the concerned Authorities in Form 21 in the case of Ex-Army Vehicle.
8. Copy of Customs Clearance Certificate in the case of Imported Vehicles.
9. Unless exempted, the Fee payable to the Temporary Registration or for its extension shall be Rs.50/- as per Rule 42(10)of Punjab Motor Vehicles Rules,1989.
10. Tax as specified in the schedule of Punjab Motor Vehicles Taxation Act.

1. Non Transport Vehicles.
2. Transport Vehicles
3. (Form 21,Form 22,Form 22A will be given by Manufacturer/Dealer along with invoice).

An application for registration of a Motor Vehicle shall be made in Form 20 to the Registering Authority within a period of 7 days from the date of delivery of such vehicle excluding the period of journey and accompanied by

• Sales Certificate in Form 21.
• Roadworthiness certificate in Form 22 from the manufacturers(Form 22A from the body builder)
• Valid Insurance Certificate.
• Proof of Address(Ration Car, Electricity Bill..)
• Design approval copy of STA in case Trailar or Semi Trailar.
• Original Sales Certificate from the concerned Authorities in Form 21 in the case of Ex-Army vehicles.
• Pollution Under Control Certificate.
• Customs Clearance Certificate in the case of Imported Vehicles.
• Appropriate Fee as specified in Rule 81 of CMV Rules,1989.
• Tax as per Punjab Motor Vehicles Taxation Act/Rules.

Non Transport Vehicles.
Transport Vehicles.
(Form 21 ,Form 22,Form 22A will be given by Manufacturer/Dealer along with invoice)
Requirements:

• Assignment of Registration mark.

On receipt of an application, the Registering Authority while assigning registration mark as laid down in Rule 80, shall assign the registration number which falls in serial order after the last registration mark assigned.
Assignment of registration mark of choice.-The Registering Authority shall assign a registration mark to the owner of a motor vehicle of his choice from amongst the registration marks, reserved for choice in each series on payment of such additional fee, as may be fixed by the Government from time to time:

1. Provided that if the owner of a motor vehicle holding any of the number, specified in the Sixth Schedule, from any previous series, wants to retain that number for his new motor vehicle, he shall be charged half of the fee, fixed for that number:

Provided further that the Registering Authority may assign unutilised specified registration marks to motor vehicles, owned by the State Government without charging any additional fee:.
State Codes
Section of 444(E), dated 12-6-1989: In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section(6)of Section 41 of the Motor Vehicles Act,1988(59 of 1988), the Central Government hereby allots to the States and Union territories specified in column(1) of the Table below, the groups of letters specified in the corresponding entry in column(2)thereof .for use as registration mark for each State and Union Territory to be followed by the code number of the Registering Authority to be allotted by the State Government or as the case may be the Administrator of the Union Territory and not exceeding four Figures, to be used as registration mark.
Group of letters for States/Union Territories

Where the four figures referred to in paragraph 1 reaches 9999, the next series shall begin with alphabet A followed by not more than four figures and thereafter with alphabet B followed by not more than four figures and so on until all the alphabets excluding I and O are exhausted.
Provided that the letters shall be in English and the figures shall be in Arabic numeral and the letters and figures shall be painted in reflecting colours and shall be shown;

1. in the case of transport vehicles other than those under the Rent a Cab Scheme, 1989 in black on a white ground.
2. in the case of motor vehicles temporarily registered, in red on a yellow ground.
3. in the case of motor vehicles in the possession of dealers, in white on a red ground.
4. in other cases ,in white on a black ground.
5. in the case of transport vehicle under the Rent Scheme,1989, in yellow on a black ground.

The notification shall come into force on the first day of July,1989
List of Registering Authorities in Punjab.

An application for Renewal of Certificate of Registration shall be made in Form 25 not more than 60 days before the date of its expiry, by paying the appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules,1989, to the Registering Authority in whose Jurisdiction the vehicle is .
Requirements:

• Vehicle.
• R.C. Book.
• Pollution Under Control Certificate.
• F.C.

An application for issue of duplicate Certificate of Registration shall be made in Form 26. If covered by Finance/Hire Purchase/Lease with the signatures of the Financier on Form 26 in duplicate, duly paying the appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989, to the Registering Authority in whose Jurisdiction the vehicle is.
Requirements:

• Police Certificate(FIR)in case of loss of R.C.
• Pollution Under Control Certificate.
• Original copy of R.C.(If damaged).

An application for issue of Transfer of Ownership shall be made in Form 29(in Duplicate) and Form 30.(in Duplicate if covered by Finance/Hire Purchase /Lease) with the signatures of the financer, duly paying the appropriate fee as specified in Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules,1989, to the Registering Authority in whose Jurisdiction the transferor and transferee resides or has their place of business.
Requirements:

• Certificate of Registration.
• Certificate of Insurance.
• No Objection Certificate(in case of Other State Vehicle)
• No Objection Certificate from Financier( if Vehicle is Covered by Finance)
• Pollution Under Control Certificate.
• Proof of residence.
• Affidavit for the sale/purchase of vehicles from the seller/purchaser

An application for issue of No Objection Certificate shall be made in Form 28(in triplicate) to the Registering Authority by which the Vehicle was previously Registered/Transferred.
Requirements;

• Certificate of Registration
• Certificate of Insurance.
• Evidence of Payment of Motor Vehicle Tax up to date.
• Pollution Under Control Certificate.

An application for recording of change in residence in the Certificate of Registration of a Motor Vehicle shall be made by the owner of the vehicle in Form 33 duly paying the appropriate fee of Rs.20/-
Requirements:

• Certificate of Registration.
• Proof of Address.

Assignment of new registration mark on removal of vehicle to another state
Section 47 of M.V.,Act,1988 provides for assignment of new registration mark on removal of vehicle to another state.
The application for assignment of new registration mark to a motor vehicle shall be made in Form 27 of CMV rules along with N.O.C. specified under Section 48 of M.V.Act,1988 issued in Form 28 of CMV rules,1989.
Time of 12 months is provided for re-assignment of a vehicle under Section 47 of M.V.Act.
Requirements:

1. Registration Certificate.
2. Proof of Residence.
3. No Objection Certificate.
4. Insurance Certificate.
5. Pollution Under Control Certificate.
6. Tax Payment.

An application for making an entry or Hire-Purchase ,Lease or Hypothication agreement in the Certificate of Registration of a Motor Vehicle shall be made in Form 34, duly signed by the Registered owner of the Vehicle and the Financier, duly paying the appropriate fee of Rs.100/- only.
Requirements:

• Certificate of Registration.

Termination of Hire Purchase Agreement
An application for making an entry of Termination of Hire Purchase, Lease or Hypothication agreement in the Certificate of Registration of a Motor vehicle shall be made in Form 35.,duly signed by the Registered owner of the Vehicle and the Financier, duly paying the appropriate fee of Rs.100/-only.
Catagorisation of Vehicles for Registration
S.O.451(E),dated 19.6.1992:-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(4)of Section41 of the Motor Vehicles Act,1988(59 of 1988), and in supersession of the Notification No.S.O.436(E), dated the 12th June,1989, except or respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession the Central Government hereby specified the types of motor vehicles mentioned in column 2 of the table below as the type in respect of motor vehicles specified in the corresponding entry in column 1 thereof for the purposes of sub-section(4).

• The registration mark referred to in sub-section(6)of Section 41 shall be displayed both at the front and at the rear on all motor vehicles clearly and legibly on a plain surface of a plate or part of the vehicle not inclined to vertical by more than thirty degrees, at the front facing direct to the front and at the rear facing direct to the rear.
• In the case of motor cycles the registration mark in the front shall be displayed parallel to the handle bar or any part of the vehicle including mudguard facing the front instead of, on a plate with the axis of the vehicle.

Provided that-

1. The registration mark exhibited at the rear of a transport vehicle shall be affixed on the vehicle on the right hand side at a distance not exceeding one meter from the ground as may be reasonably possibly having regard to the type of the body of the vehicle.
2. The registration mark shall also be painted on the right and left side on the body of the vehicle in the case of a transport vehicle.
3. the registration mark shall also be painted and exhibited on the partition provided between the driver and the passengers, facing the passengers seats or, where there is no such partition, on the front interior of the vehicle near the roof to the left side of the drivers seat facing the passengers seats in the case of a stage carriage and the case of a motor cab or a taxi cab it shall be sufficient if the registration mark is painted out on the dash-board.
4. the registration mark shall be exhibited on a plain plate or surface on the left hand side and the rear in the case of a trailer or the last trailer, apart from the registration mark of the drawing motor vehicle to which such trailer or trailers are attached.
• The registration, mark shall be exhibited in two lines, the State Code and registering authority code forming the first line and the rest forming the second line, one below the other;

Provided that the registration mark in the front may be exhibited in one line.
Provided further that in the models of vehicles having no sufficient provision at the rear to exhibit the registration mark in two lines, it shall be sufficient if in such vehicles registration mark is exhibited in a single line.
Provided further that registration mark on a light motor vehicle may be in the center with illumination.

• Every motor vehicle, except motor cab and motor car, manufactured on and from the date of commencement of the Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules,1993 shall be provided with sufficient space in the rear for display of registration mark in two lines.
• In case of agricultural tractors, the registration mark need not to be inclined to the vertical by not more than 30 degrees.
• The registration mark of the drawings agricultural tractors may not be exhibited on the agricultural trailer or trailers.

Line of letters and numerals of the registration mark
The dimension of letters and figures of the registration mark and the space between different letters and numerals and letters and edge of the plain surface shall be as follows.

Provided that when the registration mark is exhibited in one horizontal line, there shall be hypen_ between the letters(including code number of Registering Authority) and the numerals. The_and thickness of the hypen shall be not less than three-fourth and one-fourth of the centimeter respectively.

Offences And Penalties Under Motor Vehicles Act,1988